Definition of: cold

(kōld) adjective
1. Of a relatively low temperature as compared with a normal or standard temperature, or with the normal temperature of the human body.
2. Having no perceptible heat; gelid; frigid.
3. Dead.
4. Having the sensation due to too rapid loss of heat from the body.
5. Feeling no warmth or not sufficient warmth; chilled; chilly.
6. Having little or no liveliness, ardor, or enthusiasm; displaying no feeling or passion; unmoved; stolid; indifferent.
7. Lacking signs of life; unconscious: to be knocked cold.
8. Chilling or depressing to the spirits; awakening no enthusiasm; not cordial; disappointing; frigid; discouraging.
9. Weak to the taste; wanting sharpness or pungency.
10. Lacking odor or freshness: a cold trail.
11. Distant from the object sought; wide of the mark: said of a seeker in a game, or a guesser.
12. Bluish in tone or effect; not suggestive of warmth.
—noun
1. A low temperature.
2. Lack of heat, or the sensation caused by it.
3. A catarrhal affection of the respiratory tract, often following exposure to cold, dampness, or draft.
4. Temperature below the freezing point.
5. The sensation characterized by lack of enthusiasm, or by fear or dejection. [OE cald]
—cold′ly adverb
—cold′ness noun